Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$50,000 / 2011 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative. The focus of the grant is to analyze wage gains of participants in three sector-based job-training programs, as well as training programs supported through the Baltimore Integration Partnership Training Fund. The collaborative will use the wage record analysis to determine which program proves to be most effective in moving participants to higher wages.
Art with a Heart
$30,000 / 2011 / Workforce Development
For support and expansion of the 2011 Summer Job Program, a visual arts program for 50 at-risk youth from the Rose Street Community Center, Paul’s Place, and the Raynor Brown Elementary/ Middle School. Students receive a stipend of $10 a day to create more than 200 marketable pieces of art during the four-week program, and work in the HeARTSware store, for a minimum of four hours, selling their artwork as a job-readiness experience.
YMCA of Central Maryland
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward support of the TEDx Baltimore conference.
The Woman’s Industrial Exchange
$66,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For a full building systems analysis, energy-efficiency improvements, and renovations.
Waverly Main Street
$93,400 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward a Master Plan and commercial district services to improve sanitation and the appearance of the Waverly commercial district.